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jüdisch

/ˈjyːdɪʃ/ · adj

Meaning

  1. Jewish

Etymology / origin

From Middle High German jüdisch (judisch, jüdesch, judesch), from Old High German judeisc, derived from judo, judeo + -isc, the former from Latin iūdaeus (“Judaean, Jew”), from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), derived from Ἰουδά (Ioudá, “Judah”) + -ιος (-ios), the former from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (yəhūḏāh). By surface analysis, Jude + -isch. Doublet of jiddisch.

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